Fragment of a Decorative Relief
maker
Unknown
Date12th century
Place MadeVenice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
MediumMarble
Dimensions60.6 cm (23 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsArchitectural Elements
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS5n21
eMuseum ID717398
Previous NumberS5n20
EmbARK ObjectID11221
TMS Source ID464
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 42. (the courtyard relief sculpture discussed generally)
Walter Cahn. "Romanesque Sculpture in American Collections. IV. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston." Gesta (1969), p. 56, no. 13. (as Venetian, 12th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 60, no. 85.
Walter Cahn. "Romanesque Sculpture in American Collections. IV. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston." Gesta (1969), p. 56, no. 13. (as Venetian, 12th century)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 60, no. 85.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the marble mason and dealer Francesco Dorigo, Venice for about 120 lire on 22 September 1897.
